"dregs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 殘渣
• 渣滓

Definition

Dregs 是指沉積在液體底部的小塊固體，例如咖啡或葡萄酒的殘渣。這個詞也可比喻某事物中最無價值或最不受歡迎的部分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用在複數形態 “the dregs”。常見於飲品、食物語境，也可用比喻指事物最差、最沒價值的部分。比喻時語氣多帶貶義。

Examples

There were coffee dregs left in the bottom of my cup.

我的杯底有一些咖啡**殘渣**。

The wine glass had a layer of dregs at the bottom.

酒杯底部有一層**渣滓**。

Please don't drink the dregs in your tea.

請不要喝你茶裡的**殘渣**。

We scraped together the dregs of the leftovers for lunch.

我們把剩菜**殘渣**湊一湊當午餐喫。

After years of neglect, only the dregs of the community remain here.

多年無人管理後，這裡只剩社區的**邊緣人**。

When the party was over, I drank the last dregs of my beer.

派對結束後，我喝掉了啤酒最後的**殘渣**。